Christmas Sugar Cookies
Equipment
Ingredients
Cookie Dough
butter (softened)
227 g
granulated sugar
200 g
vanilla extract
15 ml
almond extract
15 ml
large egg
1 piece
salt
3 g
baking powder
2.5 g
all-purpose flour
344 g
Instructions
Preheat oven
Preheat oven to 175°C and line baking sheets with parchment paper.
Cream butter and sugar
In a large bowl, cream together the softened butter and granulated sugar until light and fluffy.
Add extracts and egg
Mix in the vanilla extract, almond extract, and egg until well combined.
Add dry ingredients
Gradually add the salt, baking powder, and flour, mixing until just combined to form a soft dough.
Chill dough
Wrap dough in plastic wrap and chill in refrigerator for 30 minutes to prevent spreading.
Roll and cut cookies
Roll dough to 6mm thickness on a lightly floured surface and cut into desired shapes with cookie cutters.
Bake cookies
Place cookies on prepared baking sheets and bake for 8-10 minutes until edges are just golden.
Cool cookies
Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring to wire rack to cool completely.
Original recipe
Storage
Store in airtight container. Decorate after cookies have cooled completely. Frozen cookies can be thawed at room temperature.
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